noticed
(H2) [Printed book page 395,3]
चित्त (citta) a mfn. ‘noticed’, see अ-चित्त (citta) (a-citta) [ID=73536]
चित्त (citta) a mfn. ‘noticed’, see अ-चित्त (citta) (a-citta) [ID=73536]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
चित्तcitta
चित्त (citta) is a Sanskrit word meaning noticed, longed for, visible, attending, observing, thinking, reflecting, imagining, intention, aim, wish. Its 41 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them As a Past Participle (e.g., Perceived, Considered), The Mind, Intellect, or Heart (as a faculty), Comprehensive Definitions and General Summaries.
- Roots
- 4. चित् (4. cit), चित् (cit)
- Definitions
- 41
Meanings by context
As a Past Participle (e.g., Perceived, Considered)
9 definitions
longed for
‘aimed at’, longed for, Chāndogya-upaniṣad (Title) vii, 5, 3 [ID=73537]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
visible
‘appeared’, visible, Ṛg-veda (Title) ix, 65, 12 [ID=73538]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Observed, perceived
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 0492-c]
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
1 Observed, perceived.
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
1 Observed, perceived.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Considered or reflected upon
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 0492-c]
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
2 Considered, reflected or meditated upon.
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
2 Considered, reflected or meditated upon.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Resolved
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 0492-c]
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
3 Resolved.
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
3 Resolved.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Intended, wished, or desired
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 0492-c]
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
4 Intended, wished, desired.
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
4 Intended, wished, desired.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Visible, perceptible
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 0492-c]
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
5 Visible, perceptible.
चित्त (citta) p. p. [चित्-क्त (cit-kta)]
5 Visible, perceptible.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Perceived. 2. Considered, reflected, or meditated upon. 3. Resolved. 4. Intended.
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 273-05]
चित्त (citta) (I) a. (f. त्ता (ttā)) 1. Perceived; 2. considered, reflected, meditated upon; 3. resolved; 4. intended. [ID=13661]
चित्त (citta) (I) a. (f. त्ता (ttā)) 1. Perceived; 2. considered, reflected, meditated upon; 3. resolved; 4. intended. [ID=13661]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The Mind, Intellect, or Heart (as a faculty)
9 definitions
the heart or mind
चित्त (citta) n. (Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) iii, 9 ) the heart, mind, Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) i ; Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad (Title) vi, 5 ; MBh. &c. (ifc. f(आ (ā)). , Pañcat.) [ID=73542]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
memory
चित्त (citta) n. memory, W. [ID=73543]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
intelligence, reason
intelligence, reason, Kapila’sSāṃkhya-pravacana (Title) i, 59 ; Yoga-sūtra (Title) i, 37 ; ii, 54 ; Vedāntas. [ID=73544]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The mind
— त्तं (ttaṃ)
3 The mind; यदासौ दुर्वारः प्रसरति मदश्चित्तकरिणः (yadāsau durvāraḥ prasarati madaścittakariṇaḥ) Śāntiśataka by Śilhaṇa 1. 22 ; so चलचित्त (calacitta) and comps. below.
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3 The mind; यदासौ दुर्वारः प्रसरति मदश्चित्तकरिणः (yadāsau durvāraḥ prasarati madaścittakariṇaḥ) Śāntiśataka by Śilhaṇa 1. 22 ; so चलचित्त (calacitta) and comps. below.
(pb)
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The heart as the seat of intellect.
— त्तं (ttaṃ)
4 The heart (considered as the seat of intellect).
4 The heart (considered as the seat of intellect).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Reason, intellect, reasoning faculty
— त्तं (ttaṃ)
5 Reason, intellect, reasoning faculty.
5 Reason, intellect, reasoning faculty.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The mind, the faculty of reasoning, or the heart as the seat of intellect.
चित (cita)्त (citta) [Printed book page 325]
चित (cita)्त (citta) n. (-त्तं (-ttaṃ)) The mind or faculty of reasoning, the heart considered as the seat of intellect.
चित (cita)्त (citta) n. (-त्तं (-ttaṃ)) The mind or faculty of reasoning, the heart considered as the seat of intellect.
E. चित (cita) to consider, and क्त (kta) aff.
[ID=15124]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The mind or heart
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 285-a]
चित्त (citta) (त्तं) ((ttaṃ)) 1. n. The mind or faculty of reasoning, the heart. [ID=14581]
चित्त (citta) (त्तं) ((ttaṃ)) 1. n. The mind or faculty of reasoning, the heart. [ID=14581]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The mind or heart considered as the seat of intellect.
चित् (cit)त (citta) [Printed book page 268-b]
चित् (cit)त (citta)
चित् (cit)त (citta)
n. (-त्तं (-ttaṃ)) The mind or faculty of reasoning, the heart considered as the seat of intellect.
E. चित् (cit) to consider, and करणे क्त (karaṇe kta) aff.
[ID=15116]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Comprehensive Definitions and General Summaries
6 definitions
1. Observation, thought, or purpose. 2. Will, mind, heart, intellect, or reason.
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 094-2]
चित्त (citta) cit-tá, pp.; n. observation; thought;
purpose, will; mind, heart, intellect, reason;
a. thinking of (—°). [ID=7575]
चित्त (citta) cit-tá, pp.; n. observation; thought;
purpose, will; mind, heart, intellect, reason;
a. thinking of (—°). [ID=7575]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Attending or observing.
2. Thought or attention.
3. Desire, intention, or aim.
4. The mind.
5. The reasoning faculty or intellect.
चित्त (citta) (II) n. 1. Attending, observing; 2. thinking, thought, attention, मच्चित्त (citta)ः सततं भव (maccittaḥ satataṃ bhava) Bg. xviii.57; 3. desire, intention, aim, Bg. xvi.16; 4. the mind, जनस्य चित्त (citta)ं क्रियते समन्मथम् (janasya cittaṃ kriyate samanmatham) Rt. i.5; 5. the reasoning faculty, intellect, reason. [ID=13662]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Thought
2. Intellect
3. Will
4. The mind
5. The heart
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 0304-a]
चित्त (citta) 1. cit + ta, n. 1. Thought, Bhag.
चित्त (citta) 1. cit + ta, n. 1. Thought, Bhag.
16, 16. 2. Intellect, Vedāut. in Chr.
207, 2. 3. Will, Śāk. C. 32, 3. 4.
The mind, Rām. 3, 55, 19. 5. The heart,
Pañc. 140, 17. — Comp. Anya-, adj.
thinking of some one or something else,
Pañc. 225, 23. Eka-, I. n. 1. thought
directed to one object only, Prab. 8, 5.
2. unanimity, Rām. 2, 40, 35. II. adj.
1. thinking only of one object; in tad-,
thinking of him only, Hit. 39, 2. 2.
unanimous, Hit. 14, 3. Cala-, I. n.
fickleness, Man. 9, 15. II. adj. unsteady,
Rām. 3, 1, 32. Pramoha-, adj., f. tā,
bewildered in mind.
[ID=4987]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Thought, observed, or desired. 2. Attention, observation, idea, purpose, intent, wish, desire, intelligence, reason, mind, or heart.
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 172]
चित्त (citta) a. thought, observed, desired; n. attention, observation, idea (adj. —° thinking of); purpose, intent, wish, desire, intelligence, reason; the mind or heart. [ID=10511]
चित्त (citta) a. thought, observed, desired; n. attention, observation, idea (adj. —° thinking of); purpose, intent, wish, desire, intelligence, reason; the mind or heart. [ID=10511]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
notice, thought, mind
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 156-a]
cittá, n. notice; thought; mind. [lit. ‘noticed,’ √cit, see 1176a.] [ID=1511]
cittá, n. notice; thought; mind. [lit. ‘noticed,’ √cit, see 1176a.] [ID=1511]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
1. Perceived, observed, considered, reflected upon, resolved, intended, or understood.
2. Visible or perceptible.
3. Attending, observing, thinking, reflecting, imagining, thought, intention, aim, or wish.
4. The heart as the seat of intellect, the mind, the reasoning faculty, intellect, reason, or personified reason.
चित्त (citta) [Printed book page 0323-b]
Citta, as, ā, am, perceived, observed, considered; reflected upon; resolved; intended, aimed at, under- stood; visible, perceptible; (am), n. attending, ob- serving; thinking, reflecting, imagining, thought; intention, aim, wish; the heart considered as the seat of intellect; the mind, the reasoning faculty; intellect, reason; reason personified; [cf. a-citta, iha-c°, cala-c°, pūrva-c°, prāyaś-c°, &c.] —Citta- kalita, as, ā, am, anticipated, expected, calculated; known. —Citta-garbhā, f., Ved. visibly pregnant. —Citta-cārin, ī, iṇī, i, proceeding or acting accord- ing to the wish of another (with gen.) —Citta-janman, ā, m. produced within the mind, love, the god of love; [cf. citta-bhū, citta-yoni, manasi-ja.] —Citta- jña, as, ā, am, knowing the hearts, heart-searching. —Cittajña-tā, f. knowledge of the heart. —Citta- nāśa, as, m. loss of conscience. —Citta-nirvritti, is, f. contentment of mind, happiness. —Citta- pramāthin, ī, inī, i, moving or touching the heart, exciting passion or love, afflicting the mind. —Citta- praśama, as, ā, am, satisfied in mind, composed, complacent, tranquil, content. —Citta-prasanna-tā, f. happiness of the mind, gaiety, joy. —Citta-pra- sādana, am, n. gladdening of the mind. —Citta- bhava, as, ā, am, being in the thoughts, felt, per- ceived. —Citta-bheda, as, m. inconsistency, con- trariety of purpose or will. —Citta-bhū, ūs, m. love, the god of love. —Citta-bhrama-cikitsā, f. ‘medical treatment of mental derangement,’ a chapter of the medical work Vaidya-vallabha. —Citta-moha, as, m. confusion or infatuation of mind. —Citta-yoni, is, m. love; see citta-janman. —Citta-rāga, as, m. affection, passion, desire. —Citta-vat, ān, atī, at, endowed with understanding, reasonable; kind- hearted, amiable. —Cittavat-kartṛka, as, ā, am, (a root) employing an intelligent agent (e. g. Deva-
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dattaḥ pacati, Deva-datta cooks). —Citta-vikāra, as, m. change of thoughts or feelings, disturbance of mind. —Citta-vikārin, ī, iṇī, i, changing a person's character or feeling. —Citta-vināśana, as, ā, am, destroying the conscience. —Citta-viplava, as, m. disturbance of mind, madness, insanity. —Citta- vibhrama, as, m. derangement of mind, madness. —Citta-viśleṣa, as, m. parting of hearts, breach of friendship. —Citta-vṛtti, is, f. disposition of mind, feeling; inward purpose, emotion; thinking, imagining. —Citta-vedanā, f. anxiety, affliction. —Citta-vaikalya, am, n. bewilderment of mind, distraction, perplexity. —Citta-saṃhati, is, f. a multitude of thoughts or emotions, many minds. —Citta-saṅkhya, as, ā, am, pervading the heart, penetrating the soul, knowing the thoughts. —Citta- samunnati, is, f. pride of heart, arrogance, hau- teur, haughtiness. —Citta-stha or citta-sthita, as, ā, am, fixed in the mind, being in the heart; (as), m., N. of a Samādhi. —Citta-hārin, ī, iṇī, i, stealing the heart, fascinating, agreeable, beautiful. —Citta-hṛt, t, t, t, fascinating, winning. —Cittā- nuvartin (°ta-an°), ī, inī, i, gratifying wishes, humouring. —Cittāpahāraka (°ta-ap°), as, ikā, am, or cittāpahārin (°ta-ap°), ī, iṇī, i, heart- stealing, captivating, attractive. —Cittābhoga (°ta- ābh°), as, m. full consciousness, consciousness of pleasure or pain, the attention of the mind to its own sensations. —Cittāsaṅga (°ta-ās°), as, m. attachment, affection, love. —Cittaikya (°ta-aik°), am, n. unanimity, harmony, agreement. —Citton- nati (°ta-un°), is, f. pride of heart, arrogance. [ID=18571]
Citta, as, ā, am, perceived, observed, considered; reflected upon; resolved; intended, aimed at, under- stood; visible, perceptible; (am), n. attending, ob- serving; thinking, reflecting, imagining, thought; intention, aim, wish; the heart considered as the seat of intellect; the mind, the reasoning faculty; intellect, reason; reason personified; [cf. a-citta, iha-c°, cala-c°, pūrva-c°, prāyaś-c°, &c.] —Citta- kalita, as, ā, am, anticipated, expected, calculated; known. —Citta-garbhā, f., Ved. visibly pregnant. —Citta-cārin, ī, iṇī, i, proceeding or acting accord- ing to the wish of another (with gen.) —Citta-janman, ā, m. produced within the mind, love, the god of love; [cf. citta-bhū, citta-yoni, manasi-ja.] —Citta- jña, as, ā, am, knowing the hearts, heart-searching. —Cittajña-tā, f. knowledge of the heart. —Citta- nāśa, as, m. loss of conscience. —Citta-nirvritti, is, f. contentment of mind, happiness. —Citta- pramāthin, ī, inī, i, moving or touching the heart, exciting passion or love, afflicting the mind. —Citta- praśama, as, ā, am, satisfied in mind, composed, complacent, tranquil, content. —Citta-prasanna-tā, f. happiness of the mind, gaiety, joy. —Citta-pra- sādana, am, n. gladdening of the mind. —Citta- bhava, as, ā, am, being in the thoughts, felt, per- ceived. —Citta-bheda, as, m. inconsistency, con- trariety of purpose or will. —Citta-bhū, ūs, m. love, the god of love. —Citta-bhrama-cikitsā, f. ‘medical treatment of mental derangement,’ a chapter of the medical work Vaidya-vallabha. —Citta-moha, as, m. confusion or infatuation of mind. —Citta-yoni, is, m. love; see citta-janman. —Citta-rāga, as, m. affection, passion, desire. —Citta-vat, ān, atī, at, endowed with understanding, reasonable; kind- hearted, amiable. —Cittavat-kartṛka, as, ā, am, (a root) employing an intelligent agent (e. g. Deva-
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dattaḥ pacati, Deva-datta cooks). —Citta-vikāra, as, m. change of thoughts or feelings, disturbance of mind. —Citta-vikārin, ī, iṇī, i, changing a person's character or feeling. —Citta-vināśana, as, ā, am, destroying the conscience. —Citta-viplava, as, m. disturbance of mind, madness, insanity. —Citta- vibhrama, as, m. derangement of mind, madness. —Citta-viśleṣa, as, m. parting of hearts, breach of friendship. —Citta-vṛtti, is, f. disposition of mind, feeling; inward purpose, emotion; thinking, imagining. —Citta-vedanā, f. anxiety, affliction. —Citta-vaikalya, am, n. bewilderment of mind, distraction, perplexity. —Citta-saṃhati, is, f. a multitude of thoughts or emotions, many minds. —Citta-saṅkhya, as, ā, am, pervading the heart, penetrating the soul, knowing the thoughts. —Citta- samunnati, is, f. pride of heart, arrogance, hau- teur, haughtiness. —Citta-stha or citta-sthita, as, ā, am, fixed in the mind, being in the heart; (as), m., N. of a Samādhi. —Citta-hārin, ī, iṇī, i, stealing the heart, fascinating, agreeable, beautiful. —Citta-hṛt, t, t, t, fascinating, winning. —Cittā- nuvartin (°ta-an°), ī, inī, i, gratifying wishes, humouring. —Cittāpahāraka (°ta-ap°), as, ikā, am, or cittāpahārin (°ta-ap°), ī, iṇī, i, heart- stealing, captivating, attractive. —Cittābhoga (°ta- ābh°), as, m. full consciousness, consciousness of pleasure or pain, the attention of the mind to its own sensations. —Cittāsaṅga (°ta-ās°), as, m. attachment, affection, love. —Cittaikya (°ta-aik°), am, n. unanimity, harmony, agreement. —Citton- nati (°ta-un°), is, f. pride of heart, arrogance. [ID=18571]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Mental Processes and Products (Thought, Observation, Intention)
4 definitions
attending, observing
चित्त (citta) n. attending, observing (तिरश् चित्त (citta)ानि (tiraś cittāni), ‘so as to remain unnoticed’), vii, 59, 8 [ID=73539]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
thinking, reflecting, imagining
thinking, reflecting, imagining, thought, RV.; VS.; ŚBr. &c. [ID=73540]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Observing, attending
— त्तं (ttaṃ)
1 Observing, attending.
1 Observing, attending.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Thought, thinking, or attention. 2. Desire, intention, or aim.
— त्तं (ttaṃ)
2 (a) Thought, thinking, attention; (b) desire, intention, aim; मच्चित्तः सततं भव (maccittaḥ satataṃ bhava) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18. 57 ; अनेकचित्तविभ्रांत (anekacittavibhrāṃta) 16. 16.
2 (a) Thought, thinking, attention; (b) desire, intention, aim; मच्चित्तः सततं भव (maccittaḥ satataṃ bhava) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18. 57 ; अनेकचित्तविभ्रांत (anekacittavibhrāṃta) 16. 16.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Miscellaneous (Astrology, References, Etymology)
4 definitions
the ninth astrological mansion
(in astrol.) the 9th mansion, Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā (Title) iv, 1 [ID=73545]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
This entry provides several cross-references rather than a standalone definition.
cf. इह- (iha-), चल- (cala-), पूर्व- (pūrva-), प्रायश्- (prāyaś-), लघु- (laghu-), सु- (su-), स्थिर- (sthira-). [ID=73546]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
See cit
(H1) [Printed book page 398,1]
चित् (cit)त (citta) b See √4. चित् (cit). [ID=74097]
चित् (cit)त (citta) b See √4. चित् (cit). [ID=74097]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
See page 323
[Printed book page 0325-b]
चित्त (citta) citta. See p. 323, col. 2. [ID=18610]
चित्त (citta) citta. See p. 323, col. 2. [ID=18610]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Adjectival Qualities or Actions Involving the Mind
3 definitions
not available
— अपहा -क (apahā -ka),
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Attractive or captivating.
2. Pleasing or beautiful.
— अपहारिन्, -आकर्षिन्, -हारिन् (apahārin, -ākarṣin, -hārin) a.
1 ‘heart-stealing,’ attractive, captivating.
2 pleasing, agreeable, beautiful.
1 ‘heart-stealing,’ attractive, captivating.
2 pleasing, agreeable, beautiful.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
composed, tranquil
— प्रशम (praśama) a. composed, tranquil. (
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Mental or Emotional States and Conditions
3 definitions
tranquility of heart
— मः (maḥ)) tranquility of heart.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ruin, destruction
— विप्लवः (viplavaḥ),
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
madness or mental derangement
— विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) aberration, disturbance or derangement of mind, madness, insanity.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Mind-Born Concepts (e.g., Love, Cupid)
2 definitions
male offspring
— जः, -जन्मन् (jaḥ, -janman) m.,
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Love or passion.
2. Cupid, the god of love.
— भूः, -योनिः (bhūḥ, -yoniḥ)
1 love, passion.
2 Cupid, the god of love; चित्तयोनिरभवत्पुनर्नवः (cittayonirabhavatpunarnavaḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 19. 46 ; सोयं प्रसिद्धविभवः खलु चित्तजन्मा (soyaṃ prasiddhavibhavaḥ khalu cittajanmā) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1. 20.
1 love, passion.
2 Cupid, the god of love; चित्तयोनिरभवत्पुनर्नवः (cittayonirabhavatpunarnavaḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 19. 46 ; सोयं प्रसिद्धविभवः खलु चित्तजन्मा (soyaṃ prasiddhavibhavaḥ khalu cittajanmā) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1. 20.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Other
1 definition
intention, aim, wish
intention, aim, wish, RV.; VS.; AV.; TBr. &c. [ID=73541]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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